अब्रू
See also: अब्र, अंबर, and अंबारी
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian ابرو (abru), from Middle Persian [script needed] (blwk' /brūg/), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HbʰrúHs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰruH-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [əˈbɾuː]
Noun
अब्रू • (abrū) f (Urdu spelling ابرو)
- (rare) eyebrow
- Synonyms: भौंह (bha͠uh), भृकुटी (bhŕkuṭī)
Declension
Declension of अब्रू (fem ū-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | अब्रू abrū | अब्रुएँ abruẽ |
| oblique | अब्रू abrū | अब्रुओं abruõ |
| vocative | अब्रू abrū | अब्रुओ abruo |
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian آبرو (âberu), shortened from آبروی (âb-e-ruy). Compare Gujarati આબરૂ (ābarū), Hindi आबरू (ābrū), Bengali আবরু (abôru), Punjabi ਆਬਰੂ (ābarū) / آبرو (ābro).
Noun
अब्रू • (abrū) f
- honour, reputation
- Synonyms: इज्जत (ijjat), मान (mān), प्रतिष्ठा (pratiṣṭhā)
Declension
| Declension of अब्रू (abrū) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular | अब्रू abrū | ||
| direct plural | अब्रू abru | ||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | अब्रू abrū | अब्रू abru | |
| oblique | अब्रू- abru- | अब्रूं- abruN- | |
| dative | अब्रूला abrulā | अब्रूंना abruNnā | |
| ergative | अब्रूने abrune | अब्रूंनी abruNni | |
| instrumental | अब्रूशी abruśi | अब्रूंशी abruNśi | |
| locative | अब्रूत abrut | अब्रूंत abruNt | |
| vocative | अब्रू abru | अब्रूंनो abruNno | |
| Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition. | |||
| Genitive declension of अब्रू | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine object | feminine object | neuter object | oblique | |||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular* | plural | |||
| singular subject | अब्रूचा abruċā | अब्रूचे abruce | अब्रूची abruci | अब्रूच्या abruca | अब्रूचे, अब्रूचं abruce, abruċa | अब्रूची abruci | अब्रूच्या abruca | |
| plural subject | अब्रूंचा abruNċā | अब्रूंचे abruNce | अब्रूंची abruNci | अब्रूंच्या abruNca | अब्रूंचे, अब्रूंचं abruNce, abruNċa | अब्रूंची abruNci | अब्रूंच्या abruNca | |
| * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. | ||||||||
Derived terms
- बेअब्रू (beabrū)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine, “अब्रू”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “अब्रू”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “अब्रू”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.